Cellular phones topics - Re: Coverage for brit: should I buy a new phone or just stick with

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Re: Coverage for brit: should I buy a new phone or just stick with

Jerome Zelinske

2005-06-20, 4:55 pm

What are the frequencies in the 800 MHz band that the US FCC has
allocated to cellular service? It is my understanding that we do not
refer to it as the 850 MHz band because it is wider than the 10 MHz from
850 to 899 MHz.

Kevbert wrote:

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> izoneiz Wrote:
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> Hi,
> If you have a European Triband phone you should be OK with 1900MHz. In
> the States they refer to 850MHz band as the 800MHz band for some reason.
> It depends where you're travelling to. Most of the major cities have
> 1900MHz coverage, I've used several UK triband phones in the States
> with no problems. The coverage isn't great away from built up areas.
> California in general is good coverage, Michigan's fine, Florida can be
> patchy.
> Cheers
> Kevbert.
>
>

Jerome Zelinske

2005-06-20, 10:55 pm

Jerome Zelinske wrote:

quote:

> What are the frequencies in the 800 MHz band that the US FCC has
> allocated to cellular service? It is my understanding that we do not
> refer to it as the 850 MHz band because it is wider than the 10 MHz from
> 850 to 899 MHz.
>

Sorry I mis wrote. I meant from 850 to 859 MHz.
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> Kevbert wrote:
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